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TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31' 1919.

1,331,941. I Patented Feb.'24, 1920. Q

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TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY3I, 1919.

1,331,941. Patented 1 61). 21,1920.

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Be it known that I, iDUN CA N Ride, a-sue, ject of the King of Great Britain,

Scotland, have inventednew and usefulImprovements-in Toys, of'which the following. is a specification.

This invention relates tofto y's preliends the provision of a dev emblingthe tank used in the recent war, and

mechanically, propelled over the ground or surface "by endless :tr'ack beltssiniilar to those used on thetanks above-referred to.

In carrying out my invention, provide the toy on one or both sides with a pivotally mounted gun, in combination with means for moving the gun in diflerent directions simultaneously with the progress of the toy over the ground or surface; p Another important characteristic of the invention resides inane provision of means for making a noise or soundindic'ative of the firing of the'gu'n, as the latter is swung on its pivot through the instrumentality of the means above'mentio'ned.

It is my purpose, should the 'tqfyme equipped with a gun on each sidethereof, to arrange the mechanism for moving the gun, and producing sounds indicativeof the firing of the gun, in'a manner "so that these operations will alternately take place from opposite sides of the toy. A I v H v The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood'when the following detailed description 'istaken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as dicate similar parts of the several views, and wheremzi Figure 1 is aperspective view of a toy designed in accordance wlth' my; invention.

Fig. '2 is 'a longitudinal sectionalview therethrough. 1 Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 3-}3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4' is an} enlarged detail'view of the mechanism for moving the n upon'its pivot, an'dpro'ducing sound in icativeofthe Fig. 5 is adetail View of the driving wheel skewingth5ratchemeeth thereon;

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and comwall:14 and the v Patented Feb. 24',

1919. serial NB. 300,354.

"Fig. '6 is a "detail view stem for :the mec hanism.v I A Fig. 7, is a fragmentary bottom plan View ofone of the tractorsj y j In carrying outiny invention, I make use of a casing aving aponfiguration similar to the wellknown shape r tahknsed during the recent war, except that the top ofjthe tank 'is provided with acetitrally raised oblong portion 11, The tank indicated at 10 may be constructed fromany suitable material and niay also vary in'si z e without departing from, the' spirit of the inventiomthe tank being propelled'by means of the endlessgtracftors 1.2 a mannerto be hereinafter more fully described. Secured in any suitable manner to each of the side walls 13 'offthe tank,is a wall 14,a'nd these walls '14 are 'spacedlan appreciable distance from the, adjacent walls ofthetank to define a chamber 'for' the reception of certain parts of 'theoperating mechanism, this space being closed however by the tractors 12 as shown. The tractors are made up of a pinra-lity blocks of any "suitable material, the blocks being hinged or otherwise suitably joined together to afford the tractor the desired flexibility. 7 Arranged at each side of thetanklO and positioned in the space therebetween and the adjacent walls 14:, is a relatively large cog wheel 15 and seriesof relatively spaced cog wheels 16, the respective series of the latter mentioned wheels being disposed in advance of and at the rear of the large wheel 15 and. adiac'ent the lower run of the tractor with whichfit'engages. Each of theblocks constituting the tractors 12 is provided with a "cent'rallv located opening 17 for the reception of the teeth: of all of the cog wheels above mentioned. thus driving the tractors. A transversely d sposed shaft 18 connects the relatively larger cog wheel 15 at the opposite sidfesof the tank, while fixed upon the shaft adjacent one end thereof a rela- 6f the n -mg tively sinallcog wheel 19 which is also pos tioned inthe space between the adjacent corresponding sidewall "of I design of the the tank. Averticallydisnosed shaft 20, has

fixed thereon a drive wheel-21 which-sis horizontally disposed and provided-with teeth 2201a its underside to mesh with the cog wheel i 19 p for the purpose'ot m;- i tating-thetransversely disposed shaft The motive. from the spring 23'mounted uponthe upper,

. side of the drive wheel 21, and as the latter Wheel is driven, it rotates the cog Wheel 19 and the shaft 18 with Which the'cog wheel is connected, and also the relatively large 7 gears 15 at opposite sides of the tank which are Connected by means of the shaft 18.

The raised portion'll of thetan-k'is pro-' vided with an opening for the reception of the upper part of the vertically disposed shaft 20, thestem carrying at its lowerend a cam which is positioned between the spring 23 and the drive wheel 21. The cam 25 fits within a; circle defined by a plurality" of ratchet teeth 26 rising from the drive wheel 21, a construction which per'mits the stem to be turned in onedirection to wind the springr23and turn in an opposite direction without having any efi'ect upon the spring whatever. V Carried by each side of the tank 1s a gun 27 mounted for pivotal movement. With a view-of moving the guns into different po-' sitions. asthe tank travels over the ground or surface, I provide each ofthelarge cog wheels 15 with a disk 28 from which projectsa plurality of lugs or fingers'29. Projectingfrom the adjacent end ofthe gun at each side of the tank, is an arm 30 termi- 'nating in the'path of movement of the lugs or fingers 29, and consequently as the cog, wheels 15 rotateturning the disk 28, the lugs or fingers are brought into engagement with the arm 30 with a result that the guns are turned upon their pivots, in different directions. It is to be understood,.that-the lugs or fingers 29 at one side of the-tank are disposed with regard to the fingers at the opposite/sides of the tank so that the guns arealternately moved at either side of the ,tank A spring 20 is terminally secured to each gun and a fixed part of the casing, said spring yieldablv holding the gun in a straight normal position.

It is also my purpose to provide a means for producing a sound indicative of the firing of the gun, and as shown in this specific instance this means consists in the use of a leaf spring 31 secured to the wall 14 at both sides of themachine, the free endof each spring being disposed to' ride over the teeth-'32 formed on the periphery of the adjacent disk 28. These teeth 30'extend only a part of'the way around the circumference of the disk the remaining portion of the circumference being smooth as indicated at 33.

As the guns at the opposite sides of the machine move alternately, it is desired to have the sound indicative ofthe firing of the gun to take place at each side of the machine alternately, and, simultaneously with the movement of the adjacent gun. Therefore, the teeth 32 are disposed at. a. different part power for the toy is derived Y mounted on each side of the tank for atter.

in the circumference of the respective disk,

'so that when the spring 31 is cooperating with the teeth 32-, of the disk at one side of the machine to' produce the sound above mentioned, the spring 31at the opposite side of the machine is moving over the smooth portion 33 of its cooperating disk 28.

While I have shown and describedwhat I c'onsider the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, I desire to have it understood that what is herein shown and described is merely illustrative, to which I do not limit myself, and that such-changesmay beresorted to when desired asfall within the S ope ofwhat is claimed.

What Iclaim is 1. In a toy of the character described, a

tank, means for propellingsaid tank, agun P otal movement, means for controllingthe movement of theguns and alternately 'operating the latter, and means for producing sound at either side of the machinesimultaneously with the movement of either gun to resemblethe sounding or firing of the guns.

2. In a toy of the character discribed, a I

side of; the casing for pivotal movement, an

arm prO ecting from one 'end of the gun, a disk on the adjacent end of theshaft, fingers projecting from said disk andisuccessively'engaging said arm to turn the gun upon itspivot, and means operating simulj taneously with the movement of the gun for producing a sound indicative of the firing of the gun. v I

4. In a toy of the character described,

comprising a portable casing, means for propelling the same including a rotatable shaft, a springpressed'gun mounted at each side-of the casing for pivotal movement, an arm'pro ect1ng' from one end .of the gun, a

said arm for disk on the adjacent end of the shaft,-a connection between the disk and intermittently moving the gun uponits pivot, said" disk having teeth around a por-' tion of the periphery thereof, a resilient element cooperating with said teeth6to produce a sound indicative of the ifiring of the gun, slmultaneously'upon'movement of the 5. In a toy ofthe classdescribed compris- 13 ing a tank, having spaced walls at the sides said shaft, and a connection between the opthereof, endless tractors movable over the posite ends of the shaft and the adjacent 10 edges of the said spaced Walls inclosing the guns for alternately swinging the guns space between the walls, means for operatupon their pivot in different directions ing said tractors, guns pivotall mounted horizonta11y.'

on the opposite sides of the tan a trans- In testimony whereofIafiix my signature. versely disposed shaft journaled in the, opv posite sides of the tank, means for rotating v e DUNCAN .RICE. 

